Volume 21, Number 32
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Council approves golf commission
New Berlin police chief appointed
New contract for golf professional given go-ahead
By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
Other police department leaders were mentioned in an anonymous letter and a formal complaint. A police lieutenant also criticized Klett. Klett admitted some of the comments were inappropriate and said after the meeting “if you took everything I said over 30 years, some of it might be considered inappropriate. It’s locker room talk.” See Chief, A2
Timberlin Golf Course will soon be overseen by a golf commission. The Town Council approved a new ordinance to create the commission at its most recent meeting. “We’ve taken a lot of testimony, we’ve really looked at this issue for quite awhile,” said Mayor Mark Kaczynski.
Jim Green, of Berlin, putts up to the ninth green on opening day of Timberlin Golf Club in Berlin The Ordinance Committee, on March 8, 2016. The course will soon be consisting of Kaczynski and overseen by a golf commission. | File photo
The town-owned golf course off Southington Road is currently overseen by the Parks and Recreation Commission. “They just don’t have the time and the personnel on the Park and Rec. commission to really spend time up at the golf course,” said Sebastian Senia, a former Parks and Recreation commission member. Chairman of the recreation commission, Len Zielinski, said there needed to be a See Golf, A3
Dozen residents begin Citizens Police Academy police operations, traffic enforcement and specialized units.
By Barbara Helming Special to The Citizen
The 2017 Citizens Police Academy launched Sept. 20 with 12 eager participants. The academy consists of nine weekly sessions giving an overview of the Berlin Police Department’s criminal investigations,
The intent of the program is to provide community members an opportunity to interact with, and learn about, the department. The Citizens Police Academy is coordinated by Lieutenant Christopher Cuici of the Operations Di-
vision. A Berlin officer for 23 years, Cuici indicated throughout the first session that he wanted input from academy participants related to their experiences with Berlin police. Academy participants were varied in background and age. Two young See Academy, A2
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By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
The Police Commission voted unanimously to appoint current Deputy Police Chief John Klett to police chief, and named Lt. Chris Ciuci as deputy police chief during a Saturday morning meeting that also addressed a probe into Klett’s behavior. The vote followed a report on an independent investigation into Klett, who was accused of making inappropriate comments to staff over the course of his career.
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